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Desert Jet teams with TITAN Aviation Fuels on SAF supply

Desert Jet teams with TITAN Aviation Fuels on SAF supply

April 2, 2024 |

In California, Desert Jet has partnered with TITAN Aviation Fuels to establish the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at its flagship FBO, Desert Jet Center at KTRM, including using SAF for its charter aircraft fleet. The SAF, supplied by TITAN Aviation Fuels and produced by World Energy, is a low-carbon and eco-friendly alternative to […]

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Gasum and the Norwegian Road Transport Association to develop Norwegian biogas network

Gasum and the Norwegian Road Transport Association to develop Norwegian biogas network

April 2, 2024 |

In Norway, Gasum and the Norwegian Road Transport Association (NLF) have officially entered into a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at advancing the role of biogas in Norway’s green energy landscape. The collaboration, effective from January 1, 2024, seeks to position biogas as a prominent solution in the ongoing green transition, with a focus on replacing […]

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne researchers improve ethanol production via yeast fermentation

University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne researchers improve ethanol production via yeast fermentation

April 2, 2024 |

In Illinois, scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne have found a way to boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation, a standard method for converting plant sugars into biofuels. Their approach, detailed in the journal Nature Communications, relies on careful timing and a tight division of labor among synthetic yeast strains to yield more ethanol […]

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RFA seeks to intervene in ePure’s suit against the EU’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation

RFA seeks to intervene in ePure’s suit against the EU’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation

April 2, 2024 |

In Belgium, the Renewable Fuels Association on Thursday filed a petition to intervene in support of a legal challenge brought by European ethanol producers against the European Union’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation. By arbitrarily assuming crop-based biofuels like ethanol have the same lifecycle carbon emissions as the dirtiest fossil-based marine fuels, the EU regulation effectively bans […]

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Southwest Airlines acquires SAFFiRE Renewables

Southwest Airlines acquires SAFFiRE Renewables

April 1, 2024 |

In Texas, Southwest Airlines Co. has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures, LLC (SARV). SARV is dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest® to obtain scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAFFiRE is part of a project supported by the Department of Energy […]

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Ryanair purchases 1,000 tons of SAF from Shell

Ryanair purchases 1,000 tons of SAF from Shell

April 1, 2024 |

In the UK, Ryanair has purchased 1,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell, (enough SAF to fuel over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid), which will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base. This purchase follows the MoU agreement made between the companies in 2022, providing Ryanair with unique […]

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PTT exploring $84.7M green methanol facility

PTT exploring $84.7M green methanol facility

April 1, 2024 |

In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports PTT may invest $84.7 million in a green methanol facility. ThyssenKrupp Uhde conducted the front-end feasibility study for the proposed 100,00 metric tons per year of green methanol from captured carbon dioxide but it could scale up to 2 million tons per year, nearly triple the 700,000 tons of […]

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Maersk’s ECO Delivery Ocean product reduced seaborn carbon GHG emissions by 683,000 tons in 2023

Maersk’s ECO Delivery Ocean product reduced seaborn carbon GHG emissions by 683,000 tons in 2023

April 1, 2024 |

In Denmark, shippers are increasingly taking action to eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their logistics. The latest numbers of Maersk’s ECO Delivery Ocean product are a strong proof for this trend. After 480,000 standard containers (TEU) in 2022, Maersk transported more than 660,000 TEU on green fuels last year. 212 customers opted for ECO […]

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Bpacks launches world’s first bark-based packaging technology

Bpacks launches world’s first bark-based packaging technology

April 1, 2024 |

In the UK, Bpacks, a sustainable packaging startup, announced the launch of the world’s first bark-based packaging technology. The new materials seamlessly integrate with current equipment used for all kinds of plastic rigid packaging production, facilitating the shift to eco-packaging. This is especially important, as the European Union’s policy directives have mandated the transition to biodegradable packaging within […]

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Shell Chemicals supplies Braksem bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene feedstocks

Shell Chemicals supplies Braksem bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene feedstocks

April 1, 2024 |

In Texas, Shell Chemicals recently started to supply Braskem with bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene feedstocks, based on a mass balance approach and independently certified by a third party. Braskem will utilize such feedstocks for the manufacture of bio-attributed and bio-circular polypropylene enabling more sustainable options for growing consumer demand in the packaging, film, automotive, and […]

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